The 5070 different forms of each Hungarian verb

In the Hungarian language the subject, the object, and the tense of a verb is expressed by suffixes. The meaning of a verb can also be modified by suffixes and prefixes.

tenses

present simple (PR) or past simple (PA)

The future tense is not expressed by a suffix but by an auxiliary. This auxiliary has suffixes as well depending on the subject. Unfortunately the perfect and continous tenses died out in the end of the 19th century and are readable only in old texts and poems.

subject

I, you, (he,she,it), we, you, they

object

with or without an object

modes

C

real conditional

I

imperative

R

repeated action

P

possibility

D

someone is doing it for us

(The past (unreal) conditional is expressed by an auxiliary )

The sample word is venni = to buy

subject

tense

object

mode

Hungarian

English

I

PR

no

-

veszek

I buy

you

PR

no

-

veszel

you buy

he,she,it

PR

no

-

vesz

he buys

we

PR

no

-

veszünk

we buy

you

PR

no

-

vesztek

you buy

they

PR

no

-

vesznek

they buy

I

PR

yes

-

veszem

I buy it

you

PR

yes

-

veszed

you buy it

he,she,it

PR

yes

-

veszi

he buys it

we

PR

yes

-

vesszük

we buy it

you

PR

yes

-

veszitek

you buy it

they

PR

yes

-

veszik

they buy it

I

PA

no

-

vettem

I bought

you

PA

no

-

vettél

you bought

he,she,it

PA

no

-

vett

he bought

we

PA

no

-

vettünk

we bought

you

PA

no

-

vettétek

you bought

they

PA

no

-

vették

they bought

I

PA

yes

-

vettem

I bought it

you

PA

yes

-

vetted

you bought it

he,she,it

PA

yes

-

vette

he bought it

we

PA

yes

-

vettük

we bought it

you

PA

yes

-

vettétek

you bought it

they

PA

yes

-

vették

they bought it

For brevity the further combinations are presented with subject you (singular) only: || border="1"

tense

object

mode

Hungarian

English

1

PR

n

-

veszel

you buy

2

PR

y

-

veszed

you buy it

3

PA

n

-

vettél

you bought

4

PA

y

-

vetted

you bought it

5

PR

n

R

veszegetsz

you repeatedly buy

6

PR

y

R

veszegeted

you repeatedly buy it

7

PA

n

R

veszegettél

you repeatedly bought

8

PA

y

R

veszegetted

you repeatedly bought it

9

-

n

C

vennél

you would buy

10

-

y

C

vennéd

you would buy it

11

-

n

CR

veszegetnél

you would buy repeatedly

12

-

y

CR

veszegetnéd

you would buy it repeatedly

13

-

n

I

vegyél

let you buy

14

-

y

I

vegyed

let you buy it

15

-

n

IR

veszegessél

let you buy repeatedly

16

-

y

IR

veszegessed

let you buy it repeatedly

17

-

n

P

vehetsz

you may buy

18

-

y

P

veheted

you may buy it

19

-

n

PR

veszegethetsz

you may buy repeatedly

20

-

y

PR

veszegetheted

you may buy it repeatedly

21

-

n

D

vetetsz

you have sg bought

22

-

y

D

veteted

you have it bought

23

-

n

DR

vetegetsz

you have sg bought repeatedly

24

-

y

DR

vetegeted

you have it bought repeatedly

25

-

n

CP

vehetnél

you would be able to buy

26

-

y

CP

vehetnéd

you would be able to buy it

27

-

n

CPR

veszegethetnél

you would be able to buy repeatedly

28

-

y

CPR

veszegethetnéd

you would be able to buy it repeatedly

29

-

n

CD

vetetnél

you would have sg bought

30

-

y

CD

vetetnéd

you would have it bought

31

-

n

CDR

vetetgetnél

you would have sg bought repeatedly

32

-

y

CDR

vetetgetnéd

you would have it bought repeatedly

33

-

n

IP

vehessél

let you be able to buy

34

-

y

IP

vehessed

let you be able to buy it

35

-

n

IPR

vehetgessél

let you be able to buy repeatedly

36

-

y

IPR

vehetgessed

let you be able to buy it repeatedly

37

-

n

ID

vetessél

let you have sg bought

38

-

y

ID

vetessed

let you have it bought

39

-

n

IDR

vetetgessél

let you have sg bought repeatedly

40

-

y

IDR

vetetgessed

let you have it bought repeatedly

41

-

n

PD

vetethetsz

you may have sg bought

42

-

y

PD

vetetheted

you may have it bought

43

-

n

PDR

vetegethetsz

you may have sg bought repeatedly

44

-

y

PDR

vetetgetheted

you may have it bought repeatedly

45

-

n

CPD

vehettetnél

you would be able to have sg bought

46

-

y

CPD

vehettetnéd

you would be able to have it bought

47

-

n

CPDR

vehettetgetnél

you would be able to have sg bought repeatedly

48

-

y

CPDR

vehettetgetnéd

you would be able to have it bought repeatedly

49

-

n

IPD

vetethessél

let you be able to have sg bought

50

-

y

IPD

vetethessed

let you be able to have it bought

51

-

n

IPDR

vetetgethessél

let you be able to have sg bought repeatedly

52

-

y

IPDR

vetetgethessed

let you be able to have it bought repeatedly

There are 52 possible suffixes to each of the 6 possible subjects. This makes 52 x 6 = 312 combinations.
Also, there are special suffixes if the subject is `I' and the object is `you'.

tense

mode

Hungarian

English

1

PR

-

veszlek

I buy you

2

PA

-

vettelek

I bought you

3

PR

R

veszegetlek

I buy you repeatedly

4

PA

R

veszegettelek

I bought you repeatedly

5

-

C

vennélek

I would buy you

6

-

CR

veszegetnélek

I would buy you repeatedly

7

-

I

vegyelek

let me buy you

8

-

IR

veszegesselek

let me buy you repeatedly

9

-

P

vehetlek

I may buy you

10

-

PR

vehetgetlek

I may buy you repeatedly

11

-

D

vetetlek

I have you bought

12

-

DR

vetetgetlek

I have you bought repeatedly

13

-

CP

vehetnélek

I would be able to buy you

14

-

CPR

veszegethetnélek

I would be able to buy you repeatedly

15

-

CD

vetetnélek

I would have you bought

16

-

CDR

vetetgetnélek

I would have you bought repeatedly

17

-

IP

vehesselek

let me be able to buy you

18

-

IPR

vehetgesselek

let me be able to buy you repeatedly

19

-

ID

vetesselek

let me have you bought

20

-

IDR

vetetgesselek

let me have you bought repeatedly

21

-

PD

vetethetlek

I may have you bought

22

-

PDR

vetetgethetlek

I may have you bought repeatedly

23

-

CPD

vetethetnélek

I would be able to have you bought

24

-

CPDR

vetethetgetnélek

I would be able to have you bought repeatedly

25

-

IPD

vetethesselek

let me be able to have you bought

26

-

IPDR

vetetgethesselek

let me be able to have you bought repeatedly

Considering the above suffixes as well the possible number of different suffixes is 338 (312+26).
The prepositions are expressed by prefixes. The most frequent prefixes are meg- (completed action), be- (in), ki- (out), le- (down), fel- (up), el- (away), át- (through), rá- (upon), ide- (here), oda- (there), szét- (apart), össze- (together), vissza- (back), végig- (to the end).
These prefixes modify the meaning of the verb and sometimes completely alter it (cf. the phrasal verbs in English (look after, come across) ).
Taking into account all the possible prefixes and suffixes gives the 5070 (338 x 15) possible forms of each Hungarian verb.

Notes:

I have made these tables for my own pleasure only. It is likely that professional linguists could find other possibilities.

It would be a challenge to make a meaningful sentence with some of the above words. Tamás Turányi(approve sites)